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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called it an "important public health measure."

Cleveland voters on Tuesday will decide the two mayoral candidates who will face off in November; The Cleveland Clinic is tightening visitation policies at all its hospitals as COVID surges in Ohio; Attorney General Dave Yost is looking into possible action against President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees; and more stories.

Ohio's Republican Senator says the issue now is how to pay for it.

The Ohio Democrat says she's proud of the "intergenerational effort," which calls for $10 billion in funding as part of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan.

Ohio reported 744 COVID cases on Tuesday; Northeast Ohio colleges and universities are getting millions from the American Rescue Plan; Ohio's correctional agency says at least five prison guards used excessive force before an inmate died; and more stories.

The city of Akron has chosen a military veteran with decades of law enforcement experience to be the city’s next police chief; after slowing to a trickle, the number of new coronavirus cases in Ohio appears to be on the rise; a central Ohio hospital system says it will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19; and more stories.

Health officials are encouraging kids ages 12 and up to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves and stop the spread.

A visual centerpiece of the pandemic is going away; FirstEnergy has fired an executive for her “inaction” regarding an amendment to a company consulting contract with someone who was later appointed as the state's top utility regulator; President Joe Biden is warning opponents in Congress not to “get in the way” of his big infrastructure plans; and more stories.

Akron city councilman Rich Swirsky has died following a battle with leukemia; the state says a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery; an Ohio House committee has heard testimony on a GOP bill that would prohibit public and private employers from requiring vaccinations or punishing workers who don't get them; and more stories.

The state says hundreds of thousands of people have entered Ohio's lottery that will award five $1 million prizes and five full-ride college scholarships in a promotion to increase vaccinations; Cleveland officials on Wednesday got a first look at a 20-year master plan for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; President Joe Biden plans a trip to Cleveland next week; and more stories.